Prive Nail Specialists

Cat eye isn’t glitter and it isn’t a decal. The pigment is magnetic. Before the gel cures, a magnet is held near the nail and pulls the particles into a band.

Which means the band is placed, not printed. Angle, distance and timing all change where it lands and how sharp it is. Every nail gets positioned individually, which is why two nails on the same hand can look different if it’s rushed.

Four clients here, four colours, one technique.

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A year since her last visit. Life got in the way, which is the most ordinary reason there is.

No lecture when she sat down. Russian manicure to reset the cuticle, sugar scrub, paraffin dip, and five minutes of head, neck and arm work. She came in to be taken care of, so that’s what the appointment was.

Nobody’s nails are ruined by a year away. They’re just overdue. The work starts wherever they are on the day.

We meet them where they are.

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Three weeks and not a single chip. Her nails are growing in nicely underneath.
The hard gel strengthening layer is doing the work — it’s what keeps a gel manicure from chipping at week two. Not a thicker coat of colour. A stronger foundation under it.
Milky white to take her into September.
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Six weeks between visits, and one nail had lifted. She filed the lifted edge down herself at home — and she did it correctly, which is why most of the natural nail was still there when she sat down.

Russian manicure to clear the growth line, then hard gel to rebuild structure and hold retention. Deep red for fall.

The reason we don’t stretch past four weeks isn’t the colour. It’s that a lifted edge you can’t see is where moisture and debris get trapped. Six weeks gives that gap time to open up.

Save this if you’ve been putting off rebooking. Send it to whoever needs to hear that filing a lift at home isn’t automatically a disaster — it depends entirely on how.

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Four weeks of retention and she’s still happy with them. Time for one last bright colour before the season turns.
Her nails grow wide — left alone they go trapezoid. So every visit, hard gel reinforcement and pinching to hold the shape while the nail grows underneath. That’s what four weeks of wear actually requires.
Shape isn’t something you get once. It’s maintained.
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New client came in asking for help with a cuticle picking habit. Not for prettier nails — for a way to stop.
Here’s what she figured out on her own: she picks at exposed skin. So the fix isn’t willpower, it’s giving her nothing to pick at. We extended past the free edge using a combination of jelly gel and hard gel, light enough to still look and feel like her own nails — which matters, because her natural nails are fragile from years of press-ons.
Sometimes the treatment isn’t for the nail. It’s for the habit.
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This client has someone who comes to her home between visits. Convenient, and it works for her schedule.
She comes to us when she wants the thorough version. Gentle removal without drilling, a proper manicure, real cuticle work, shaping — the things that take time and can’t be rushed.
Both have a place. A quick service keeps you looking good in between. A thorough one keeps the nail healthy underneath so there’s something good to maintain.
Know the difference and you can decide what you need, when.
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A few broken nails and cuticles so dry they were splitting. Her job does this to her hands, and no amount of cuticle oil at home was going to keep up.
Russian manicure to clean everything up properly, then cat eye gel.
If your hands work for a living, your nails need maintenance, not just polish. There’s a difference.
Save this if your job is hard on your hands.
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She came back to restart her nail health journey after a health battle. Ready to feel like herself again.
A Russian manicure to reset everything, then cat eye gel.
Sometimes nails aren’t about nails. They’re about looking down at your hands and recognizing yourself.
Welcome back.
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Three weeks since her last appointment and her cuticles still look smooth. People don’t believe these are her real nails.
No enhancement. No extensions. No tips. Just a Russian manicure, done consistently, for a long time.
Here’s what most people don’t know: proper cuticle work makes the nail bed look longer. Longer nail beds make your fingers look longer. That’s not an illusion from product — it’s what your hands look like when the cuticle isn’t crowding the nail.
Save this if you thought long nail beds were something you’re born with.
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